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Assessment of subjective sleep quality in iron deficiency anaemia
Semiz Murat1, Uslu Ali2, Korkmaz Serdal3
1Gülhane Military Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey.
Objectives:
We aimed to assess the effect of anemia on subjective sleep quality in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA).
Methods:
One hundred and four patients diagnosed with IDA and 80 healthy individuals, who are gender and age matched, were included in the study. All participants were requested to fill 3 forms: a socio-demographic form (age, gender, marital status, income level and educational status), hospital anxiety and depression (HAD) scale and pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI).
Results:
According to the HAD scale, the average anxiety score was found 9.24±4.37 in patients and 7.58± 4.07 in controls. And, the average depression score was 7.53±4.10 in patients and 6.41±2.74 in controls. The total sleep quality score was 6.71±3.02 in patients and 4.11±1.64 in controls. There was a statistically significant difference in terms of anxiety, depression and sleep quality scores. Linear regression analysis showed no association between anxiety and depression with poor sleeping.
Conclusion:
IDA affects sleep quality irrespective of psychological symptoms such as depression and anxiety.
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